Nice, but what planet does this show take place on? It certainly doesn't resemble anything close to how things were in the late '60s in America on Earth.
A few comments about this show: (1) Denise Nicholas, Karen Valentine, and the chick who played the student Helen were all really hot, (2) the actors who played the "students" were all way to old to be high school students (most were in their 20s), (3) there are several times in which Mr. Dixon's history class literally lasted 2 - 3 minutes (no suggestion of any breaks, moving from one time to another--just a 2 - 3 minute class!!), (4) there was only 1 counselor for several thousand kids.
@richyrollins ..yeah, she had a gigantic a$%, and a 6 pack of abs...i can't remember any chick that was in shape as she was back then...i know Shatner (Capt Kirk) was loving that "kiss" scene
What a GREAT show and fantastic theme. It was a very good well acted show about everyday life without getting too deep or over dramatized as is today. That is what we used to call ... entertainment. What a concept. Message sent and returned in a classy way. I guess in that sense, we have very little class (Fear Factor, et all) today. Think about it.
@octopibingo heartily agree with you. I was like 5 years old when this showed aired on tv and I can tell you and anyone for that matter that life was so much different and innocent as well as much simpler. People were way more friendlier and life was much more kind and truly fun. And yes, any of the people I knew back then have passed on sadly. Still, this was such a great show in such a great era of time.
Please watch the Night Gallery class of 99. I was fortunate to graduate but as an android I still get a few things mixed up. Very traumatic final exam.
This was filmed at L.A. High school which doesnt exist anymore. All the people in front of the school were extras. None were actual students. Its all about central casting. So no my school wasnt excited the film crew was comeing. I attended Hollywood High around 15 miles away from this movie shoot. Worked in the film business 3 days a week so I was rarely in school, except on the set.
@RetroFishman From searching the Internet, I think L.A. High still exists. My mom went there -- Class of '43 I think. She then went to Occidental College. Her brother (my uncle) went to Black-Foxe, where some of the stars sent their sons because they could board them while on location shooting films. I used to live across the street from Hollywood High. Coincidentally, I was solicited on Hollywood Boulevard to be in a crowd scene in a pilot being shot at Occidental College.
Karen was from my hometown. In the early 70's I tried to train as a Fuller Brush salesman. I got "canned" after 2 days for giving away all the free samples....and never got paid...BUT....I accidently knocked on the door of her Mom's apt. She was Married to her Husband Max, and she was expecting him to pick her up for dinner. When she opened that door, all dolled-up in a white gown, I dropped the suitcase & stumbled off the porch. She invited me in & bought 2 cans of strawberry air freshener.
This brings back wonderful memories!! I was so blessed to have a great childhood, and this theme music to this program reminds me of that time back in n1971! I use to watched the program every Thursday Evening here in Brooklyn New York City!!
@RetroFishman=== Pretty cool, is that you at the :33 mark riding your bicycle? I bet your school was excited when told that a filming crew was coming.
I see that you also like the 1969 Bill Cosby show. Chet Kincaid!
@RetroFishman TKU FOR POSTING THAT BIT OF HISTORY....IT IS FANTASTIC THAT SOME PEOPLE FROM THAT TIME ARE HERE STILL AND RECOLLECT ABOUT WHAT WAS A MARVELOUS TV PROGRAM....71'I WAS ONLY 6 YRS OLD BUT STILL WATCHED THIS SHOW.......HIGH SCHOOLS SEEMED MUCH SAFER BACK THEN....HOW SAD IN THE WAY TIMES HAVE CHANGED AND NOT REALLY 4 THE BETTER.
I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF THE EARLY 70'S GENERATION.....TAKE CARE
The old building of Los Angeles High School was torn down a long time ago. The modern day campus is still at Olympic Boulevard and Rimpau. If you want to see a similar LA Unified School District building, go to Los Feliz and check out John Marshall High School!
Loved this show! This theme was nice. TV shows today have NO theme. I guess it takes too much time away from the gazillion commercials that are shown now. Bleh.
@OjaiRoy Ha! I watched and favorited that last nite...... this school has been in a lot of movies... anybody know where it is? I good overdose on Vintage :) Peace & Love!!
I went to John Adams High school in South Bend Indiana and had US History in Room 222. Llloyd Haynes came from So Bend and knew the principal. One day there he was sitting at the desk and all he said was "yes this is Room 222" and "yes this is US History." He did the same thing for the parents that night at Open House. We just loved it.
Starring the beautiful people of 1970! The cast was gorgeous. Lloyd Haynes, what a great looking guy. I remember wanting to look exactly like Karen Valentine when I grew up. The theme song was so popular. Brings back so many memories ...
I'm 50. This theme music popped in my head today for some reason, but I couldn't place it. After a minute or two I recalled this show, but wasn't sure. Thanks to the poster. I didn't win a bet or anything, just ended up with a huge smile on my face, which is much better.
I remember my dad back then complaining about how the kids dressed down for school. WOW! They look a lot better than todays HS kids. lol Can't even imagine what it will be like in another 30 years...
The building depicting the school in the opening intro was the "old Los Angeles High School" which was demolished after the Sylmar earthquake in Feb. 1971.
@rgarcia77 The building you see, the John Marshall High School, built in 1930, is still standing. Several sections had to be demolished after that quake, but the main section with the gothic tower are still there. The school reopened after repairs in 1981.
@MooPotPie The similar architecture may have thrown you off with John Marshall's in Los Feliz. My older brother went to LA High School in the 60's. I checked Wikopedia which said,"The program was filmed at 20th Century Fox studios. Exterior shots of Los Angeles High School, which was damaged by an earthquake during the series' run, were shown behind the opening credits and for some outdoor scenes in the early seasons.[2] Later exterior scenes were filmed at Los Angeles University High.
Look closer at the people here. I caught it the second time around. Blacks, whites, Asians, but.... the only time they mix is when they are same-gendered (eg, white guy and black guy), *never* as couples (whom you see as Asian, white, and Black, in that order). 1960s/70s liberalism could only go so far, I guess.
@calvintoronto I miss the 70's frankly. The fashions are much better. Women had better fashion sense than they do today. No cell phones, No texting, None of the garbage of today. No pierced ears on men, no visible tattoos, No slutty or trampy looking women. Even the miniskirts look tastefully worn then. People wore their hair more conservatively. I like that! I was only a child then but I have recollections of how things were.
You lost me after texting; up until I might agree with you. "Slutty or trampy looking women"? I mean, really. Would you then say that men, too, can be "slutty or trampy"? Why is it always the woman's burden to live up to other people's expectations. Please rethink your words.
I lived through the 70s and I had long hair (in high school 72-77). There was nothing conservative about anyone's hair. I wore tight jeans and so did many guys. "Slutty and trampy"?
Thank you for posting this. Where did this come from? I used to love this show in junior high school and was trying to remember the theme the other day.
Michael Constantine was a guest at my co-worker's big fat Greek wedding in 1991.
He and his were lovely. I met them the summer before he died in Coronado. Our daughters were taking swimming lessons together. His wife called us the night he died. I always loved the show.
@aknowneemus Are you kidding? Not at all. Guys don't dress nice anymore and Women look more like hooker's on 5th avenue today. Today's spoiled college brats dress horrible and have no respect for anyone whatsoever because of their self aggrandized behavior and superiority complex.
@rbsvy91368 you hit that right on the head,I seriously HATE todays youth,the way kids tell their parents F-YOU,I would have been DEAD if I had done that,and I work in a casino,and see college kids all the time,and I totally hate having to deal with them,and of course nobody can go 2 seconds without checking their cell phone,I did not have a cell phone when I was a kid,but somehow I lived........................
What a shame that they knocked down that beautiful school (L.A. High School), after it was damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, and replaced it with a god-awful modern building.
This show first aired in 1969. The 60’s and early 70’s was a very turbulent time in America full of race riots and Vietnam War demonstrations like Kent State. Room 222’s theme song to me says cant we all just get along. A very up beat calming and friendly tune.
I would like to comment on the person's comment about Lloyd Haynes passing away from lung cancer. There have been people who never smoked a day in their lives who have died from lung cancer. Granted, back in the late 1960's - early 1970's period, a lot more people smoked then than now. I wonder if that lady who was in a season 1 episode who played a Walt Whitman High School dropout that Pete had to ask to speak to the children at school to encourage them to stay in school is still around.
I'm surprised this wasn't remade. Can you picture Denzel as the lead if it was a movie? I have a feeling this show may have inspired Boston Public so many years later.
i loved this show. valentine looked as if she could have been a student. nichols was beautiful and haynes and claence williams from the mod squad were a rare breed-black men on tv. so was nichols. not many black women
Hated this show.....the "TOKEN black teacher" who is going to save the public schools and the world with racial harmony! and the white teachers being Politicially correct.
@supremes1964 Hey, but don't you think it was a step in the right direction? I've seen some old films on TCM where the racism was "in your face"! At least they were trying something different! Like "To Sir With Love" for TV! I remember this show as a kid growing up on Military Bases. I guess I thought the world had some "racial harmony"! LOL, boy, was I wrong! Good to have fond memories though...
If he was a token, why was there another black teacher (Denise Nicholas) and at least two recurring black characters who were students? And for that matter, how many TV shows in 1969 even had a token black character?
@greennice it's was "FEEL GOOD" show....and cheesy too! Reason the show wasn't popular after it was canceled. Notice most the students are were together with their same race ......I grew up the '70s and wasn't like this.
Was Dixon driving a Plymouth Valiant? I really like those old cars from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Now way too many makes are all boring and generic looking.
Room 222 was a comedy-drama TV series that aired on ABC from ‘69 to ‘74. It starred Lloyd Haynes and Denise Nicholas, who is the real-life wife of Jim Hill, KCBS Channel 2. Walt Whitman High was in fact Los Angeles High School, the oldest public high school in the Southern California.
Thanks for posting that. I always did like the tune as well as the show. I often wonder what happened to lloyd haynes. I thought his role as Mr. Dixon? was terrific and I thought he seems like a good man, deserving of a good career. Did he die early? Also, for those who are commenting that Boston Public was like this, forgeddaboutit. Boston Public was all about which teacher was boinking which other teacher. Low class all the way. The best tv show going for schools is .. Friday Night Lights.
Thanks for posting that. I always did like the tune as well as the show. I often wonder what happened to lloyd haynes. I thought his role as Mr. Dixon? was terrific and I thought he seems like a good man, deserving of a good career. Did he die early? Also, for those who are commenting that Boston Public was like this, forgeddaboutit. Boston Public was all about which teacher was boinking which other teacher. Low class all the way. The best tv show going for schools is ... Friday Night Lights.
@OjaiRoy Because they're ignorant and addicted! My mother died in June but could have lived longer had she quit sooner! Dad has emphyzema and chronic COPD today but finally quit a few years ago. He's been told his next cigarette may very well be his last!
Regarding the new Hawaii 5-0, which was commented on below. I watched one episode and thought it was far inferior to the old program. It was jumpy, going from one scene to the next so fast it made your head spin, and the characters and plot seemed paper-thin. Definitely for people with the attention span of a gnat.
@joannegerber Sorry. I completely disagree. Hawaii Five O in its current rendition is a masterpiece. Massive action, great stories. It is the son of the original steve mcgarret now working with a yank from new jersey to solve crimes and ... uncover who killed his father, the last steve mcgarret. Enjoy. You won't regret it. I wish TV would put out more shows like room 222 and friday night lights. Quality TV can be hard to find.
@tevitts Funny you should mention that. I tried watching the new version of Hawaii 5-0 and wondered why I was becoming so irritated. Not that the story line was bad at all, but I'd realized that no sentence of dialogue or camera shot lasted more than eight seconds. Yes, I actually started counting once I figured out how this new show was shot. Has the human attention span become that detached? Mine hasn't, anyway. To watch that show is actually uncomfortable. So I don't.
@tevitts I so miss longer opening themes. I was a kid of the 70s and theme songs - opening and closing credits - were part of what made 70s/80s TV so great. It sickens me that the medium has become so greedy and profit-obsessed that they no longer "set the table" for viewers. Of course, these days viewers' attention span has gotten shorter - largely because TV execs have helped make it that way. I especially loathe "credit crunch" - running credits split-screen while another show starts!
@studio21tv I must say, though, there still are some terrific composers putting out very nice opening theme music. I think two are named Post, and Snow, who have put out some very good stuff. I love the H50 theme and am so happy they are using it with the new series. Quantum Leap, too, was a masterpiece composition along the lines of Mannix and Mission IMpossible. I think the shorter opening music may occur because many dramas now tell two mins of the story in a teaser before the music.
@tevitts And can you imagine an intro today that was composed and orchestrated by someone with talent and recorded with 100% "real" musicians and instruments ? These days they "compose" by throwing over-compressed drum loops into Ableton Live or Garage Band and "program" things using samples and plugins until it sounds "hip" or "cool". Very few know orchestration or arranging techniques or even what instrument ranges are or what groupings sound good. Then again maybe I'm old as hell....
@bowiemott If having good taste in music means you're old as hell, then I guess I am too. I'll take Room 222's orchestrated theme music to what sounds "hip" or "cool" any day of the week. But to be honest, I guess I am old. I remember when Room 222 came on ABC prime time on Friday nights. I will admit though, that I thought all of those high school kids were pretty old. I was in the 5th or 6th grade at that time....LOL.
@tevitts Oh yeah. You're lucky if you get 30 seconds now and the end credits fly by underneath the ending of the program (which runs about 21 minutes for a 30 minute block).
@tevitts LOL! Great question. Here's the answer, Because it's the safest form of transportation in the nation. I happen to work n the schoool bus industry ;) Peeese!
my Dad used to teach in a University, and as a young child, I so well remember loving to sit in on his classes in room #222 in the Education Building. Cool show!
@denny906 "was destroyed a few years later by a 6.5 earthquake"
Actually, in fact...
Franklinavenue.blogspot.com: The 1917 building sustained moderate cosmetic damage, principally in the tower area, during the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. Efforts spearheaded by the Alumni Association...to repair and preserve the iconic structure were opposed by certain commercial interests, who lobbied for its demolition, and finally decisively thwarted when it was gutted by a fire of mysterious origin.
but i get sick of reading the less aware of the conservatives waxing nostalgic for such shows while bashing liberals
this show was written by liberals to liberal sensitivities about racial and sexual equality, the importance of education, and being open to new possibilities instead of clinging thoughtlessly to the old
conservatives hated it for its promotion of blacks as equal to whites (read about its treatment by Deep South conservative TV stations) and early feminism
@journeyman2mage A bit of a simplistic rant against "conservatives" don't you think?
I know they are easy targets in your circles, but if you want to be seen as more than a "hippie, liberal, commie pervert," you might want to extend the same courtesy.
Actually, we conservatives, LIKED this show because it stressed education and that people were people, not colors. Something most "liberals" today seem to have forgotten.
just hi to all of us that grew up then,and watched these shows with such talent,no dirt mouth,no gutter minded crap,or violence,just family its what it was about,even this opening theme made me smile,the mod squad,wild west,odd couple,flying nun,i so long 4 those days,what the heck happened to this turd bucket planet?as time goes on people are supposed to grow,get smarter,but they have become stupid and more violent,and perverted,dont belive in the bible?read it about what it says bout these dz.
@knight1768 I agree with you 1000%,what in the world happend to make things like they are today?now adays in order for a show or movie to catch someone's interest,it has to be filled with,SEX,drugs,booze,and foul mouth people,I was born in 1970, and looking back to then,you cannot compare a 70's generation,to todays
I reallyt enjoyed this show. It ws refreshinbg and ground breaking. The show tried to tackle and handle real issues. I also like the racial make up of the show, a first of it's kind.
"I really enjoyed this show. It was refreshing and ground breaking."
Yeah I agree, we so desperately need good shows like "Room 222" again back on the air, especially in this day and age. Sick of these so-called mindless reality shows, showcasing imbeciles humiliating or making asses of themselves 24/7. I mean, it's time to put real good shows (and actors) back on TV!
@MrJuly1990ish Couldn't agree more. Today's TV is pathetic. The whole entertainment industry is a joke. These reality shows do nothing but promote bad behavior. These are the values kids are learning these days. Is it any wonder our country is in the shape it's in?
If you wanted a show with a diverse racial makeup, look to the original star trek, which featured the first inter-racial kiss between Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Communications Officer Uhura (Nichelle Nochols). Besides, you can't get more diverse as one of its lead characters was a true alien, Mr. Spock! LOL
If the show was on today, there would be an episode about the children being taught all the evil acts White people have done. Of course, nothing about all the crimes non-Whites commit against Whites.
@OjaiRoy Ist earthquake I recall; a lot of things collasped including a VA hospital, lucky it wasn't worse (I was very young but I think it was @ 0600 am, schools were not open & in February it was still dark outside but no one slept through that one). Where was this school located?
@OjaiRoy I know the area; close enough to the San Fernando valley. We were in L.A. suburbs far enough from epicenter only to have schools closed that week. That earthquake brought about a lot of changes in California building codes; I don't recall one (in Southern California) causing that much damage until Northridge in 1994.
I was in 3rd grade when this series ran. I used to like watching this.
sdm84 1 day ago
i used to watch this show in syndication when i was a kid.
thanks for the post. I have not seen the opening since 1973!
witchman67 4 days ago
Nice, but what planet does this show take place on? It certainly doesn't resemble anything close to how things were in the late '60s in America on Earth.
paktype 1 week ago
i was 8, cant believe i remember this theme haha
Glassblower718 1 week ago
A few comments about this show: (1) Denise Nicholas, Karen Valentine, and the chick who played the student Helen were all really hot, (2) the actors who played the "students" were all way to old to be high school students (most were in their 20s), (3) there are several times in which Mr. Dixon's history class literally lasted 2 - 3 minutes (no suggestion of any breaks, moving from one time to another--just a 2 - 3 minute class!!), (4) there was only 1 counselor for several thousand kids.
trwent 2 weeks ago
@trwent Dude, it's a tv show! You're looking into it too much. : )
OjaiRoy 1 week ago
@trwent As for counselors, that's how it was then. I graduated high school in 1991 and we had 2 counselors for 1,600 students.
storrs19 1 week ago
@trwent ,,Denise Nicholas was the niece of Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek? I never get that trivia right....
invincibleironman3 6 days ago
@invincibleironman3 man nichelle Nichols was so fucking sexy!
richyrollins 5 days ago
@richyrollins ..yeah, she had a gigantic a$%, and a 6 pack of abs...i can't remember any chick that was in shape as she was back then...i know Shatner (Capt Kirk) was loving that "kiss" scene
SuperOmnicron 5 days ago
I remember this theme but didn't realize until now that it is in 7!
ericsandmeyer 3 weeks ago
What a GREAT show and fantastic theme. It was a very good well acted show about everyday life without getting too deep or over dramatized as is today. That is what we used to call ... entertainment. What a concept. Message sent and returned in a classy way. I guess in that sense, we have very little class (Fear Factor, et all) today. Think about it.
Barking914 3 weeks ago
This was a great show, but who would leave the top down on a convertable in front of a high school in LA. Thats crazy!
TheCommonMan101 3 weeks ago
Wow that is groovy!!
brucecap 1 month ago
groovy plymouth valiant.
BugsWisely 1 month ago
My dad was in this show!!
AZNGAMING4LIFE 1 month ago
Young when I watched this, and never forgot this theme song. Sigh, I really miss these classic tv shows.
GuyinCa 1 month ago
More than any other theme song, this one makes me sad. Such a good time of life, gone, along with so many people.
octopibingo 1 month ago
@octopibingo heartily agree with you. I was like 5 years old when this showed aired on tv and I can tell you and anyone for that matter that life was so much different and innocent as well as much simpler. People were way more friendlier and life was much more kind and truly fun. And yes, any of the people I knew back then have passed on sadly. Still, this was such a great show in such a great era of time.
kenpalmer1965 4 days ago
Llyod Haynes was also one of the cohorts to one of Batman's villain King Tut ( I think)
Wellch 1 month ago
Please watch the Night Gallery class of 99. I was fortunate to graduate but as an android I still get a few things mixed up. Very traumatic final exam.
RetroFishman 1 month ago
This was filmed at L.A. High school which doesnt exist anymore. All the people in front of the school were extras. None were actual students. Its all about central casting. So no my school wasnt excited the film crew was comeing. I attended Hollywood High around 15 miles away from this movie shoot. Worked in the film business 3 days a week so I was rarely in school, except on the set.
RetroFishman 1 month ago
@RetroFishman Thank you for replying, that was good info.
OjaiRoy 1 month ago
@RetroFishman From searching the Internet, I think L.A. High still exists. My mom went there -- Class of '43 I think. She then went to Occidental College. Her brother (my uncle) went to Black-Foxe, where some of the stars sent their sons because they could board them while on location shooting films. I used to live across the street from Hollywood High. Coincidentally, I was solicited on Hollywood Boulevard to be in a crowd scene in a pilot being shot at Occidental College.
4teepee 2 weeks ago
@RetroFishman sounds like goldsmith was ripping off the fool on the hill by the beatles when he wrote this
spacepatrolman 1 week ago
sorry.....its not a flute......its an alto wooden recorder........
northshore7x 1 month ago
Wow, Mr. Dixon could leave his convert's top down all day while he taught? Today, he'd find a turd waiting in the front seat at the end of the day.
bellier20 1 month ago
Karen was from my hometown. In the early 70's I tried to train as a Fuller Brush salesman. I got "canned" after 2 days for giving away all the free samples....and never got paid...BUT....I accidently knocked on the door of her Mom's apt. She was Married to her Husband Max, and she was expecting him to pick her up for dinner. When she opened that door, all dolled-up in a white gown, I dropped the suitcase & stumbled off the porch. She invited me in & bought 2 cans of strawberry air freshener.
195511SM 1 month ago
This brings back wonderful memories!! I was so blessed to have a great childhood, and this theme music to this program reminds me of that time back in n1971! I use to watched the program every Thursday Evening here in Brooklyn New York City!!
yooel 2 months ago 2
Did you see the guy riding the bicycle up to the front of the building, thats me, I sat behind Jason in a couple of the episodes.
RetroFishman 2 months ago
@RetroFishman=== Pretty cool, is that you at the :33 mark riding your bicycle? I bet your school was excited when told that a filming crew was coming.
I see that you also like the 1969 Bill Cosby show. Chet Kincaid!
OjaiRoy 2 months ago
@RetroFishman TKU FOR POSTING THAT BIT OF HISTORY....IT IS FANTASTIC THAT SOME PEOPLE FROM THAT TIME ARE HERE STILL AND RECOLLECT ABOUT WHAT WAS A MARVELOUS TV PROGRAM....71'I WAS ONLY 6 YRS OLD BUT STILL WATCHED THIS SHOW.......HIGH SCHOOLS SEEMED MUCH SAFER BACK THEN....HOW SAD IN THE WAY TIMES HAVE CHANGED AND NOT REALLY 4 THE BETTER.
I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF THE EARLY 70'S GENERATION.....TAKE CARE
silicon605 1 month ago
@RetroFishman ---the one in the white shirt.
Wellch 1 month ago
IfI could, I would make all cellphone, Ipod, etc stop working on High School campuses. Maybe students would talk to each other face to face.
Wellch 2 months ago
Filmed at L.A. High. Man high schools don't look like that anymore
TRCrews 2 months ago 2
the black teacher was really cool.
SIGNALSTAT 2 months ago
Used to watch this show as a kid. Back in the day when you weren't required to walk through metal detectors to get to class.
secondchapter 2 months ago 2
Can anyone tell me what the percussion instrument is that is heard about every 3-4 seconds at the beginning? It sounds like something spinning.
jehobden 2 months ago
@jehobden It's a vibraslap.
TJOPootertoot 2 months ago
Denise Nicholas later married singer Bill Withers (Lean on Me), but unfortunately, it didn't work out.
emmettk 2 months ago
The old building of Los Angeles High School was torn down a long time ago. The modern day campus is still at Olympic Boulevard and Rimpau. If you want to see a similar LA Unified School District building, go to Los Feliz and check out John Marshall High School!
elisabethuyeda 3 months ago
i'd play this and say 'name that tune. many would say taxi. oh well. just as nice but not quite the same.
MrPhoenis 3 months ago
@MrPhoenis ----some might also say 'Fool On The Hill' by the Beatles.
Wellch 2 months ago
OMG that brought back memories ..THANK YOU! ♥
mochawitch 3 months ago
Loved this show! This theme was nice. TV shows today have NO theme. I guess it takes too much time away from the gazillion commercials that are shown now. Bleh.
RAG1060 3 months ago
@RAG1060 Exactly - I said that last nite. Search Love American Style - such a happy theme song!
1960sgirl1 3 months ago
You have no idea how many of us had major crushes on both Denise Nicholas AND KAREN VALENTINE!
vccstudents 3 months ago
when you are done viewing this video search youtube for "Love American Style-- Davy Jones- Love And The Elopement" for Karen at her sexiest!
OjaiRoy 3 months ago
@OjaiRoy Ha! I watched and favorited that last nite...... this school has been in a lot of movies... anybody know where it is? I good overdose on Vintage :) Peace & Love!!
1960sgirl1 3 months ago
@1960sgirl1 -- go to google maps and search for los angeles high school.
OjaiRoy 3 months ago
I went to John Adams High school in South Bend Indiana and had US History in Room 222. Llloyd Haynes came from So Bend and knew the principal. One day there he was sitting at the desk and all he said was "yes this is Room 222" and "yes this is US History." He did the same thing for the parents that night at Open House. We just loved it.
415amherst 3 months ago 9
@415amherst Very cool! Your school was lucky.
OjaiRoy 3 months ago
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EdM021 3 months ago
Wow. I forgot all about this
mH8675309 4 months ago
I was just starting high school when Room 222 first came on and Lloyd Haynes was such a cool teacher ! I had a major crush on Denise Nicholas !
MrWillc1975 4 months ago
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enmaxus 4 months ago
Why isn't every student's head buried in a cell text? Where's the piercings, tattoo's and zipper heads??
UnitedCorpOfAmerica 4 months ago
Ah, yes. I had a crush on Karen Valentine. I don't think I was alone in that.
Cabochon1360 4 months ago 2
One of the few, if only, TV themes written in the off-meter 7/4 time. There is one 4/4 bar at the end. Very cool.
ttt8699 4 months ago
One of the few, if only, TV themes written in the off-meter 7/4 time. Very cool.
ttt8699 4 months ago
this is from when whites were beautifully liberal
flakbac 4 months ago
@flakbac lol...yes
enmaxus 4 months ago
Starring the beautiful people of 1970! The cast was gorgeous. Lloyd Haynes, what a great looking guy. I remember wanting to look exactly like Karen Valentine when I grew up. The theme song was so popular. Brings back so many memories ...
DickieAnginson 4 months ago
If you ask someone in High School if he/she knows who was Walt Whitman; chances are they will be clueless.
Wellch 4 months ago
I'm 50. This theme music popped in my head today for some reason, but I couldn't place it. After a minute or two I recalled this show, but wasn't sure. Thanks to the poster. I didn't win a bet or anything, just ended up with a huge smile on my face, which is much better.
DarwinsMoth 4 months ago 19
@DarwinsMoth Great Darwin, I'm glad it put a smile on your face.
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@DarwinsMoth Me too i'm 50 man i want to go back in time ( for many reasons )
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METH3454 4 months ago
I remember my dad back then complaining about how the kids dressed down for school. WOW! They look a lot better than todays HS kids. lol Can't even imagine what it will be like in another 30 years...
wheresthebeeph 4 months ago
This was a groundbreaking series and didn't have to choke you to make their point. Well done.
chickenwretch 4 months ago 2
The building depicting the school in the opening intro was the "old Los Angeles High School" which was demolished after the Sylmar earthquake in Feb. 1971.
rgarcia77 4 months ago
@rgarcia77 The building you see, the John Marshall High School, built in 1930, is still standing. Several sections had to be demolished after that quake, but the main section with the gothic tower are still there. The school reopened after repairs in 1981.
MooPotPie 4 months ago
@MooPotPie The similar architecture may have thrown you off with John Marshall's in Los Feliz. My older brother went to LA High School in the 60's. I checked Wikopedia which said,"The program was filmed at 20th Century Fox studios. Exterior shots of Los Angeles High School, which was damaged by an earthquake during the series' run, were shown behind the opening credits and for some outdoor scenes in the early seasons.[2] Later exterior scenes were filmed at Los Angeles University High.
rgarcia77 4 months ago
I still can't figure out why this wasn't a bigger hit in syndication than it was. This show was superb.
Namath1000 4 months ago 2
@8524frank -
They're not out of control now?! I think so!
Democrat64 4 months ago
Makes me happy just watching this. Thanks a million for posting it.
sgregg5257 5 months ago
One of the best TV theme songs ever. EVER! :)
Crabsdonthum 5 months ago
For NL that is.
mistressofaminer 5 months ago
I think this was inspired by "To Sir With Love", three years earlier.@BrooksFrankandBoog70, last Triple Crown winner .316,49,122, Robby as i recall.
mistressofaminer 5 months ago
This opening seems so real and sincere.
Fuliginosus 5 months ago
life just seemed so much easier back then,I was born in 1970,
delideliver 5 months ago
omg thank you! i vaguely remember this show as well!
vcaldwellable 5 months ago
Thanks for posting Roy.
Look closer at the people here. I caught it the second time around. Blacks, whites, Asians, but.... the only time they mix is when they are same-gendered (eg, white guy and black guy), *never* as couples (whom you see as Asian, white, and Black, in that order). 1960s/70s liberalism could only go so far, I guess.
calvintoronto 5 months ago
@calvintoronto I miss the 70's frankly. The fashions are much better. Women had better fashion sense than they do today. No cell phones, No texting, None of the garbage of today. No pierced ears on men, no visible tattoos, No slutty or trampy looking women. Even the miniskirts look tastefully worn then. People wore their hair more conservatively. I like that! I was only a child then but I have recollections of how things were.
rbsvy91368 5 months ago 2
@rbsvy91368
You lost me after texting; up until I might agree with you. "Slutty or trampy looking women"? I mean, really. Would you then say that men, too, can be "slutty or trampy"? Why is it always the woman's burden to live up to other people's expectations. Please rethink your words.
I lived through the 70s and I had long hair (in high school 72-77). There was nothing conservative about anyone's hair. I wore tight jeans and so did many guys. "Slutty and trampy"?
Your selective memories?
calvintoronto 5 months ago
Thank you for posting this. Where did this come from? I used to love this show in junior high school and was trying to remember the theme the other day.
Michael Constantine was a guest at my co-worker's big fat Greek wedding in 1991.
JohnsHopkinsMedicine 5 months ago
This show was one of my fondest memories as a 8 or 9 yr old kid watching TV back in the late 60's early 70's. Mr. Dixon was a rad teach.
1960jack 6 months ago
It was a groundbreaking show in so many ways. Plus it introduced Emmy award winner Miss Karen Valentine! Stunning!
TRETNYC 6 months ago
The good old days
skittles5414 6 months ago 3
He and his were lovely. I met them the summer before he died in Coronado. Our daughters were taking swimming lessons together. His wife called us the night he died. I always loved the show.
patcait 6 months ago
those kids look more like todays "college age " kids.
aknowneemus 6 months ago
@aknowneemus Are you kidding? Not at all. Guys don't dress nice anymore and Women look more like hooker's on 5th avenue today. Today's spoiled college brats dress horrible and have no respect for anyone whatsoever because of their self aggrandized behavior and superiority complex.
rbsvy91368 5 months ago 2
@rbsvy91368 you hit that right on the head,I seriously HATE todays youth,the way kids tell their parents F-YOU,I would have been DEAD if I had done that,and I work in a casino,and see college kids all the time,and I totally hate having to deal with them,and of course nobody can go 2 seconds without checking their cell phone,I did not have a cell phone when I was a kid,but somehow I lived........................
delideliver 5 months ago
Mr. Dixon in his sensible Plymouth Valiant ragtop ... niiiiice.
bellier20 6 months ago
What a shame that they knocked down that beautiful school (L.A. High School), after it was damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, and replaced it with a god-awful modern building.
buddy51 6 months ago
This show first aired in 1969. The 60’s and early 70’s was a very turbulent time in America full of race riots and Vietnam War demonstrations like Kent State. Room 222’s theme song to me says cant we all just get along. A very up beat calming and friendly tune.
ff85258 6 months ago
@ff85258 Very well stated.
dtw1958 6 months ago
Is it just me, or does this theme song sound like 'Fool on the Hill' by the Beatles?
deweypug 6 months ago
@deweypug it's you
GARYthebidder 6 months ago
Liz Mcintyre, Alice Johnson, Pete Dixon, and Principal Kaufman..I loved that show, when High School was Cool.........
watermananne 6 months ago
When I see these old shows I always wonder how many of the people are dead or somethin.
handsupbud 6 months ago
The reason I made the comment below about that lady is that she was a smoker.
omar967 7 months ago
I would like to comment on the person's comment about Lloyd Haynes passing away from lung cancer. There have been people who never smoked a day in their lives who have died from lung cancer. Granted, back in the late 1960's - early 1970's period, a lot more people smoked then than now. I wonder if that lady who was in a season 1 episode who played a Walt Whitman High School dropout that Pete had to ask to speak to the children at school to encourage them to stay in school is still around.
omar967 7 months ago
I totally agree w/ your comment about how society has lost its mind!!!
kaskeyl1 7 months ago
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I'm surprised this wasn't remade. Can you picture Denzel as the lead if it was a movie? I have a feeling this show may have inspired Boston Public so many years later.
JWLboston 7 months ago
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JWLboston 7 months ago
Jerry Goldsmith theme. The only tv theme song in 7/4 time.
krautfest 7 months ago
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krautfest 7 months ago
THIS IS RETRO BEVERLY HILLS 90210 IN 1970...
Meschell113 7 months ago
i loved this show. valentine looked as if she could have been a student. nichols was beautiful and haynes and claence williams from the mod squad were a rare breed-black men on tv. so was nichols. not many black women
unionjack84 7 months ago
Hated this show.....the "TOKEN black teacher" who is going to save the public schools and the world with racial harmony! and the white teachers being Politicially correct.
......BLAH!
supremes1964 7 months ago
@supremes1964 Hey, but don't you think it was a step in the right direction? I've seen some old films on TCM where the racism was "in your face"! At least they were trying something different! Like "To Sir With Love" for TV! I remember this show as a kid growing up on Military Bases. I guess I thought the world had some "racial harmony"! LOL, boy, was I wrong! Good to have fond memories though...
fashart 7 months ago
@supremes1964
If he was a token, why was there another black teacher (Denise Nicholas) and at least two recurring black characters who were students? And for that matter, how many TV shows in 1969 even had a token black character?
greennice 4 months ago
@greennice it's was "FEEL GOOD" show....and cheesy too! Reason the show wasn't popular after it was canceled. Notice most the students are were together with their same race ......I grew up the '70s and wasn't like this.
supremes1964 4 months ago
@greennice Denise Nicholas did not play a teacher, she played a counselor.
trwent 2 weeks ago
Was Dixon driving a Plymouth Valiant? I really like those old cars from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Now way too many makes are all boring and generic looking.
ridgerunner721601 7 months ago
That is the longest intro I've ever seen on a TV show. And whoever wrote the theme song obviously liked "The Fool on the Hill."
bobfritz1466 7 months ago
Never forgot this theme song, good times and some classic TV.
GuyinCa 7 months ago
Room 222 was a comedy-drama TV series that aired on ABC from ‘69 to ‘74. It starred Lloyd Haynes and Denise Nicholas, who is the real-life wife of Jim Hill, KCBS Channel 2. Walt Whitman High was in fact Los Angeles High School, the oldest public high school in the Southern California.
ElAviadorNegro 8 months ago
Just brilliant!
FrightNight7387 8 months ago
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Thanks for posting that. I always did like the tune as well as the show. I often wonder what happened to lloyd haynes. I thought his role as Mr. Dixon? was terrific and I thought he seems like a good man, deserving of a good career. Did he die early? Also, for those who are commenting that Boston Public was like this, forgeddaboutit. Boston Public was all about which teacher was boinking which other teacher. Low class all the way. The best tv show going for schools is .. Friday Night Lights.
FrodoFriend 8 months ago
Thanks for posting that. I always did like the tune as well as the show. I often wonder what happened to lloyd haynes. I thought his role as Mr. Dixon? was terrific and I thought he seems like a good man, deserving of a good career. Did he die early? Also, for those who are commenting that Boston Public was like this, forgeddaboutit. Boston Public was all about which teacher was boinking which other teacher. Low class all the way. The best tv show going for schools is ... Friday Night Lights.
FrodoFriend 8 months ago
@FrodoFriend - Lloyd died at the young age of 52 from lung cancer (why do people still smoke?).
OjaiRoy 8 months ago 2
@OjaiRoy Because they're ignorant and addicted! My mother died in June but could have lived longer had she quit sooner! Dad has emphyzema and chronic COPD today but finally quit a few years ago. He's been told his next cigarette may very well be his last!
vccstudents 3 months ago
Regarding the new Hawaii 5-0, which was commented on below. I watched one episode and thought it was far inferior to the old program. It was jumpy, going from one scene to the next so fast it made your head spin, and the characters and plot seemed paper-thin. Definitely for people with the attention span of a gnat.
joannegerber 8 months ago
@joannegerber Sorry. I completely disagree. Hawaii Five O in its current rendition is a masterpiece. Massive action, great stories. It is the son of the original steve mcgarret now working with a yank from new jersey to solve crimes and ... uncover who killed his father, the last steve mcgarret. Enjoy. You won't regret it. I wish TV would put out more shows like room 222 and friday night lights. Quality TV can be hard to find.
FrodoFriend 8 months ago
Chuck Norris used to play a teacher (Mr. Roundhouse) who used to kick the crap out of underachieving students.
hanoc101 8 months ago
Loved this show :-)
8mycrab 8 months ago
Childhood memory...
therills 8 months ago
Karen Valentine played a stalker on an episode of Starsky & Hutch-great episode!!
Navdan87 8 months ago
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this is the day when the token nigger was in the making now all you see on t.v is niggers and jews
SWEJEHTKCUF 8 months ago
@SWEJEHTKCUF You must have been at the top of your class...
PeterMayer 8 months ago
@PeterMayer You are damn right i can now buy and sell your black ass
SWEJEHTKCUF 8 months ago
Can you imagine an 1 min and 30 second intro today? The network suits would throw the show runner out of the window.
And why did student-teacher Karen Valentine take a school bus?
tevitts 9 months ago 7
@tevitts Look closer and you'll see that it is a city bus.
OjaiRoy 9 months ago 2
@tevitts Funny you should mention that. I tried watching the new version of Hawaii 5-0 and wondered why I was becoming so irritated. Not that the story line was bad at all, but I'd realized that no sentence of dialogue or camera shot lasted more than eight seconds. Yes, I actually started counting once I figured out how this new show was shot. Has the human attention span become that detached? Mine hasn't, anyway. To watch that show is actually uncomfortable. So I don't.
arkady714 8 months ago
@tevitts I so miss longer opening themes. I was a kid of the 70s and theme songs - opening and closing credits - were part of what made 70s/80s TV so great. It sickens me that the medium has become so greedy and profit-obsessed that they no longer "set the table" for viewers. Of course, these days viewers' attention span has gotten shorter - largely because TV execs have helped make it that way. I especially loathe "credit crunch" - running credits split-screen while another show starts!
studio21tv 8 months ago
@studio21tv I must say, though, there still are some terrific composers putting out very nice opening theme music. I think two are named Post, and Snow, who have put out some very good stuff. I love the H50 theme and am so happy they are using it with the new series. Quantum Leap, too, was a masterpiece composition along the lines of Mannix and Mission IMpossible. I think the shorter opening music may occur because many dramas now tell two mins of the story in a teaser before the music.
FrodoFriend 8 months ago
@tevitts And can you imagine an intro today that was composed and orchestrated by someone with talent and recorded with 100% "real" musicians and instruments ? These days they "compose" by throwing over-compressed drum loops into Ableton Live or Garage Band and "program" things using samples and plugins until it sounds "hip" or "cool". Very few know orchestration or arranging techniques or even what instrument ranges are or what groupings sound good. Then again maybe I'm old as hell....
bowiemott 7 months ago
@bowiemott If having good taste in music means you're old as hell, then I guess I am too. I'll take Room 222's orchestrated theme music to what sounds "hip" or "cool" any day of the week. But to be honest, I guess I am old. I remember when Room 222 came on ABC prime time on Friday nights. I will admit though, that I thought all of those high school kids were pretty old. I was in the 5th or 6th grade at that time....LOL.
ridgerunner721601 7 months ago
@tevitts Oh yeah. You're lucky if you get 30 seconds now and the end credits fly by underneath the ending of the program (which runs about 21 minutes for a 30 minute block).
storrs19 4 months ago
@tevitts LOL! Great question. Here's the answer, Because it's the safest form of transportation in the nation. I happen to work n the schoool bus industry ;) Peeese!
lxolxo7 3 months ago
Jerry Goldsmith (RIP) was a great composer!
JonP1961 9 months ago
my Dad used to teach in a University, and as a young child, I so well remember loving to sit in on his classes in room #222 in the Education Building. Cool show!
pattyfromtoledo 9 months ago
I always wondered why my pop didn't miss a episode of the show now I know why with fine ladies like Denise and karen in it.
jeff2all 9 months ago
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jeff2all 9 months ago
@jeff2all What you described is called MTV : )
OjaiRoy 9 months ago
Man, Denise Nicholas is one of the finest women to ever grace the silver screen.
cesar1963able 9 months ago
That school building was Los Angeles High and it was destroyed a few years later by a 6.5 earthquake
denny906 9 months ago
@denny906 "was destroyed a few years later by a 6.5 earthquake"
Actually, in fact...
Franklinavenue.blogspot.com: The 1917 building sustained moderate cosmetic damage, principally in the tower area, during the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. Efforts spearheaded by the Alumni Association...to repair and preserve the iconic structure were opposed by certain commercial interests, who lobbied for its demolition, and finally decisively thwarted when it was gutted by a fire of mysterious origin.
gridley 9 months ago
The only one's that are "less aware" are the dumb ass "liberals". These rats would drink poison for Obongo The Destroyer!
Cromag99 9 months ago
this was a great show!
but i get sick of reading the less aware of the conservatives waxing nostalgic for such shows while bashing liberals
this show was written by liberals to liberal sensitivities about racial and sexual equality, the importance of education, and being open to new possibilities instead of clinging thoughtlessly to the old
conservatives hated it for its promotion of blacks as equal to whites (read about its treatment by Deep South conservative TV stations) and early feminism
journeyman2mage 9 months ago
@journeyman2mage A bit of a simplistic rant against "conservatives" don't you think?
I know they are easy targets in your circles, but if you want to be seen as more than a "hippie, liberal, commie pervert," you might want to extend the same courtesy.
Actually, we conservatives, LIKED this show because it stressed education and that people were people, not colors. Something most "liberals" today seem to have forgotten.
Laceykat66 9 months ago
A minute and a half out of a 30 minute program just for the theme.
Boy how times have changed. They won't even give half that to the new Hawaii-50.
Thanks for the post.
Laceykat66 9 months ago
Can you even imagine .......having teachers as HOT as Denise and Karen as teachers..........
northshore7x 10 months ago
I barely remember this show. I was born in 1965 though. Great clip anyway.
scrowfan41 10 months ago
This brings back many memories. Thank you for uploading.
GalenovichPetrov 10 months ago
just hi to all of us that grew up then,and watched these shows with such talent,no dirt mouth,no gutter minded crap,or violence,just family its what it was about,even this opening theme made me smile,the mod squad,wild west,odd couple,flying nun,i so long 4 those days,what the heck happened to this turd bucket planet?as time goes on people are supposed to grow,get smarter,but they have become stupid and more violent,and perverted,dont belive in the bible?read it about what it says bout these dz.
knight1768 10 months ago 14
@knight1768 I agree with you 1000%,what in the world happend to make things like they are today?now adays in order for a show or movie to catch someone's interest,it has to be filled with,SEX,drugs,booze,and foul mouth people,I was born in 1970, and looking back to then,you cannot compare a 70's generation,to todays
delideliver 5 months ago 2
I believe it was on at 9 PM on Friday nights, followed by The Odd Couple
and then Love American Style.
JSTONE9352 10 months ago
I reallyt enjoyed this show. It ws refreshinbg and ground breaking. The show tried to tackle and handle real issues. I also like the racial make up of the show, a first of it's kind.
andersport 10 months ago
@andersport
"I really enjoyed this show. It was refreshing and ground breaking."
Yeah I agree, we so desperately need good shows like "Room 222" again back on the air, especially in this day and age. Sick of these so-called mindless reality shows, showcasing imbeciles humiliating or making asses of themselves 24/7. I mean, it's time to put real good shows (and actors) back on TV!
MrJuly1990ish 9 months ago
@MrJuly1990ish Couldn't agree more. Today's TV is pathetic. The whole entertainment industry is a joke. These reality shows do nothing but promote bad behavior. These are the values kids are learning these days. Is it any wonder our country is in the shape it's in?
Digitalman1959 9 months ago
If you wanted a show with a diverse racial makeup, look to the original star trek, which featured the first inter-racial kiss between Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Communications Officer Uhura (Nichelle Nochols). Besides, you can't get more diverse as one of its lead characters was a true alien, Mr. Spock! LOL
bronxboy1952 9 months ago
I remember this show--and thanks to you--I've got the theme back. I remember it being multi cultural, fun, gritty
windstorm1000 10 months ago
If the show was on today, there would be an episode about the children being taught all the evil acts White people have done. Of course, nothing about all the crimes non-Whites commit against Whites.
primogennaio 10 months ago 2
Everybody wanted a teacher like Mr Dixon
nutballgazette 11 months ago
@nutballgazette- Everybody wanted a teacher like Karen Valntine : )
OjaiRoy 11 months ago
@OjaiRoy Really? Denise Nicholas was totally hotter (and she had a much sexier voice)!
lavenderliberal 10 months ago
@lavenderliberal - Denise and Karen are both very hot.
OjaiRoy 10 months ago
@nutballgazette True, I had one in 11th grade for Shakespeare
nutballgazette 11 months ago
I read somewhere that that school colapsed in an earthquake
zpunk81 11 months ago
@zpunk81- the 1971 Sylmar quake. A new school has been there since.
OjaiRoy 11 months ago
@OjaiRoy Ist earthquake I recall; a lot of things collasped including a VA hospital, lucky it wasn't worse (I was very young but I think it was @ 0600 am, schools were not open & in February it was still dark outside but no one slept through that one). Where was this school located?
1caninelover 9 months ago
@1caninelover I believe it is 4650 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles
OjaiRoy 9 months ago
@OjaiRoy I know the area; close enough to the San Fernando valley. We were in L.A. suburbs far enough from epicenter only to have schools closed that week. That earthquake brought about a lot of changes in California building codes; I don't recall one (in Southern California) causing that much damage until Northridge in 1994.